Vyom Patel 7A received an Aston Villa Table Tennis T’shirt from the Premier4sport coach Ian for his progression and all round commitment to Table Table at HGS. Vyom has attended every after school practice and he has gone from strength to strength in this sport.
Year 7 enjoyed an informative and humorous presentation by Bin It. The focus of the presentation was developing an understanding amongst our Students of the need to look after our environment in a careful and sustainable manner.
With over 60 matches played in the heat of the sports hall we eventually had a House winner. It was a really tight tournament. The gap between 1st place and 4th place was 7 points. Henry came in 4th with 8 points, Nelson 3rd with 9 points, joint second William and Galahad on 12 points but the winners with 15 points were 9 Alfred.
This was a competition played in a good spirit but also in a very competitive manner. All Houses really thought they had a chance to win. It was a tight tournament with three Houses in contention for the title at the end. Henry, William and Galahad all had a chance to win. It rested upon the final match of the tournament with William playing Galahad. If William won there was a three way tie, if Galahad won they were the overall winners. Galahad went ahead with a Harry Virk three pointer, William then struck back with two quick baskets to go 4-3 up, in the final minute of the game Bilal Saleem scored to give Galahad a 6-4 win. An excellent competition with Galahad the overall winners. We look forward to next year.
The family of Pete Hayes (Old Boy) are organising a 10k Run in Handsworth Park in his memory and to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation. Pete died two years ago from a heart valve problem. The run is taking place on Sunday 14th September 2014 in Handsworth Park – please see the flyer for more details. All are welcome to attend and join in.
Pavandeep Marva was successful in being nominated for second prize in the Rotary Club Competition for Design and Innovation. He was awarded £75 along with a framed certificate and a book.
Two other boys received a certificate of commendation, Karen Patel and Rhandhawa Singh. All three students studied Engineering at GCSE.
Pavandeep accompanied Mr Keane to the awards ceremony where we were privileged to meet an ‘old boy’ Douglas MacDonald who left the School in 1936! He recited his register from 1931 without hesitation.
All Students who have been offered a provisional place in the Handsworth Grammar School Sixth Form for September 2014, are invited to attend an induction morning on Friday 11th July.
Please come to the School reception between 8.15 and 8.45.
The induction morning will be finished by 12.45.
We are delighted to announce the following appointments for next academic year:
Head Boy: Leopold Johnson
Head Girl: Hawwah Ra’ana Ishaq
Deputy Head Boy: Gurdeep Mall
Deputy Head Girl: Rima Legah
Chair of School Council: William Bonner
We wish all Prefects well for next academic year. Congratulations!
Last weekend Jordan Ricketts of 7 William participated in the Under 13 Mixed Relay team for Birchfield Harriers. They came fourth out of eight teams taking part on the day – a great achievement. Jordan also acted as a Kit Carrier and Results Runner over the weekend which enabled him to work with and meet many famous athletes like Tiffany Porter, Martyn Rooney, Adam Gemili, Paula Radcliffe, Darren Campbell and Colin Jackson.
The Religious Studies department would like to thank the Gurdwara served by the Nishkam Sewak Jatha on the Soho Road for their kind hospitality during the visit of our Year 7 students. All of the students visited the Gurdwara over 3 days and listened carefully as a volunteer from the community spoke to them in detail about Sikh faith and the importance of Sewa. The boys had a tour of the place of worship and many were fascinated by the prayer hall in the dome at the top of the building, which gives amazing views over the city.
